United States presidential election, 1844

The United States presidential election, 1844 was held from 1 November to 4 December 1844. The election hinged upon the issue of the expansion of slavery and the annexation of Texas to the United States, with the Democratic Party ticket of James K. Polk and George M. Dallas supporting annexation and the US Whig Party ticket of Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen opposing annexation. Polk ultimately won the election with 170 electoral votes to Clay's 105, and the annexation of Texas would lead to the feared Mexican-American War.

Results

 * Conservative dot.png James K. Polk/George M. Dallas - 170 votes
 * Liberal dot.png Henry Clay/Theodore Frelinghuysen - 105 votes